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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Christie. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Christie to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Christie, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Christie (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Christie. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Christie ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Christie has also been known as: Carstens.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Christie is historic, it would have been located within present day Washington County.

To see how the shape of Oregon's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Multnomah, Tillamook & Yamhill.

Below are the counties that are near Christie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Christie:

  • Washington County     (The home county of Christie)
  • Clackamas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Christie, with the one closest to Christie listed first.
    • Tualatin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Oswego
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Oswego have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Oswego
      • Lake Oswego is located in Clackamas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,821 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Oswego <3>
    • Rivergrove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivergrove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivergrove
      • Rivergrove is located in Clackamas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
    • Christie ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <3>
    • Stafford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stafford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
      • Stafford is located in Clackamas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stafford
      • From Christie to Stafford
    • Wilsonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Marylhurst
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jennings Lodge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oatfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatfield
      • Oatfield is located in Clackamas County
    • West Linn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Linn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Linn
      • West Linn is located in Clackamas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,747 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Linn <3>
    • Willamette
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willamette have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willamette
      • Willamette is located in Clackamas County
  • Clatsop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Christie, with the one closest to Christie listed first.
    • Vinemaple
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vinemaple. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinemaple
      • Vinemaple is located in Clatsop County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Vinemaple
      • From Christie to Vinemaple
    • Jewell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
      • Jewell is located in Clatsop County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jewell
      • From Christie to Jewell
  • Columbia County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Christie, with the one closest to Christie listed first.
    • Champoeg ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Butteville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Paul
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Butteville Station ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Donald
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donald have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
      • Donald is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donald <3>
    • Aurora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <3>
  • Multnomah County
  • Tillamook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Christie, with the one closest to Christie listed first.
    • Ryan's Camp ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ryan's Camp. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan's Camp
      • Ryan's Camp is located in Tillamook County
      • Ryan's Camp has also been known as:
      • Idiotville
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ryan's Camp
      • From Christie to Ryan's Camp
    • Jordan Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Yamhill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Christie, with the one closest to Christie listed first.
    • Cove Orchard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Yamhill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Newberg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newberg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberg
      • Newberg is located in Yamhill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,982 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberg <3>
    • Carlton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Dundee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Dundee is located in Yamhill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <3>
    • Lafayette
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Saint Joseph
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Dayton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Yamhill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,753 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <3>
    • McMinnville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Eola Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eola Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
      • Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
  • Clark County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Christie, with the one closest to Christie listed first.
    • Lake Shore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
      • Lake Shore is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Felida
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felida have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felida
      • Felida is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Hazel Dell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Minnehaha
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnehaha have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
      • Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Vancouver
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Sara
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sara. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sara
      • Sara is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sara
      • From Christie to Sara
    • Salmon Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Creek
      • Salmon Creek is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Ridgefield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Barberton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barberton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
      • Barberton is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Walnut Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Walnut Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Mount Vista
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Five Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
      • Five Corners is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Cowlitz County (WA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Christie, see our County-by-County Page for Christie.

Cemeteries Near Christie ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Christie.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Christie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Christie, with the one closest to Christie listed first.

  • St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Harrison Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Point Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Visitation Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Visitation Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Visitation Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Raffety Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raffety Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raffety Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Purdin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Purdin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Purdin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Scotch Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Arcade Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arcade Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arcade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mountain View Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cornelius Methodist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (167 more) ...
    • Shadybrook Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shadybrook Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shadybrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Forest View Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Christie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Christie.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Christie, with the one closest to Christie listed first.

  • Greenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Washington County
  • Mountaindale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Centerville ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Washington County
  • Glencoe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
    • Glencoe is located in Washington County
  • Forest Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cornelius
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Manning
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gales Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Newton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Newton is located in Washington County
  • Hillsboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Buxton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • West Union
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Union. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
    • West Union is located in Washington County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to West Union
    • From Christie to West Union
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Dixie ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
      • Dixie is located in Washington County
    • Glenwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
      • Glenwood is located in Washington County
    • Holbrook
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
      • Holbrook is located in Multnomah County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Christie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Christie.

Newspapers Published in Christie ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 211 newspapers that have been published in the area around Christie.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Christie, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Christie.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Christie:

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Christie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Christie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Christie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6054, Longitude: -123.0759    









 

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